While I was logging onto geocaching.com for the very first time, i was
eating some caramel corn that my student teacher brought in for me and I
bit down on a kernel and actually broke my tooth. A root canal, temp., and crown later was a very expensive introduction to geocaching. But it gave me a great story.

I heard about geocaching at a YMCA camp near Ely, MN. I had been reading a book "Lost in the Wild: Danger and Survival in the North Woods" by Cary J Griffith and when I got home tried lostinthewild but it was already taken. I tried foundinthewild and it was available so I used it. Good Minnesota book, also.

When I first staterd cachen I worked at Treasure Island in Red Wing.
I tried (Thekid) as taht was a nick name from way back I also tried
( phone guy ) as that is what I am but both were taken to it became Casinoman. I know not alot of thought.
Now I have moved and nolonger work for a casino but it makes for a confersation starter. and it sill works for me._________________---------------------------------------------------
I may grow old, But I will never grow up.

Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 10:07 am Post subject: Re: Where did you get that name?

bflentje wrote:

commander & chief wrote:

I'm a retired Navy Chief Petty Officer and my wife used to refer to herself as the Admiral. Commander & Chief just sounded better so she got busted in rank.

At least us geocaching swabbies don't have to salute you. Aye matie..

That's right Shipmate, Enlisted runs the Navy. Spent quite a bit of my career training our Junior O's. Most turned out to be pretty good leaders. My last tour was pushing recruits at Great Lakes. Kind of decided to go full circle. Fair Winds and Following Seas! OSC.

I built a radio controlled plane, and the graphics I put on it were “RudeRat”. At the field where I flew, everyone called each other by the name of their plane. Crashed the plane long ago, but the name stuck._________________Ahhhhhhhh, the power of cheese!